4 Then the LORD said to Moses, "I will rain down bread (snow?) from heaven for you. The people are to go out each day and gather enough for that day. In this way I will test them and see whether they will follow my instructions. 5 On the sixth day they are to prepare what they bring in, and that is to be twice as much as they gather on the other days."
--Exodus 16: 4-5
I gathered enough (snow) for yesterday. I gathered enough for today. I've gathered enough for the season, thank you. I couldn't resist this passage as I wondered out loud whether or not the Israelites had shovels or not to "gather" their manna each day. I remember my Dad saying once, after a long day of shoveling probably, that "God put the snow there - He can take it away."
There's probably a lot of people in the Northeast saying "Enough is enough." today. For those of you outside the region, consider that a blessing this week.
This passge, of course, was a lesson in faith for the Israelites. Would God continue to provide just enough sustenance for them each day? Or would they take more than their fair share, therefore, depending more on themselves than God? How often do we do the same today? Are three gallons of milk REALLY necessary to ride out the storm? Or should we have more faith in God's provision than that.
Enjoy the beauty of the snow, Fellas.
3 comments:
TBA, really good perspective for me right now. Thanks for taking over the blog for CAS. Great comments. It's easy to get caught up in the hoarding hysteria that can happen with an impending storm. But when I step back and ask God about what He thinks. He does help me to think things through within a bigger picture. Like how much Milk will I need to consume in a two day time period?
I'll try to enjoy the snow now that I've been shoveling for the past two days.
Great real life lesson. As far as being blessed by being out of the region this week, for me not so much. I was in florida and california while my wife shovled the snow. Feeling pretty guilty this week. Pray when I arrive on the redeye in the morning for a three day stay in WC that I will keep my wife's incredible endurance but lack of energy and ability to "give" this weekend.
Dotto to the being out of town during the snow jmb. Even funnier is the we awere on the same red-eye home. Pretty wild. Anyway, it is a good reminder that we all should just slow down and wait on God.
Cas
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